County (Principality) of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (German) | |||||||||
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1599–1918 | |||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire, State of the Confederation of the Rhine, State of the German Confederation, State of the North German Confederation, State of the German Empire, State of the Weimar Republic | ||||||||
Capital | Sondershausen | ||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||
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• 1697–1716 | Anton Günther II (first) | ||||||||
• 1909–1918 | Günther Victor (last) | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
1599 | |||||||||
• Raised to Principality | 1697 | ||||||||
1918 | |||||||||
• Merged into Thuringia | 1920 | ||||||||
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Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with its capital at Sondershausen.
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a county (earldom) until 1697. In that year, it became a principality, which lasted until the fall of the German monarchies in 1918, during the German Revolution of 1918–1919. After the German Revolution, it became a republic and joined the Weimar Republic as a constituent state. In 1920, it joined with other small states in the area to form the new state of Thuringia.
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen had an area of 862 km2 (333 sq. mi.) and a population of 85,000 (1905). Towns placed in the state were: Arnstadt, Sondershausen, Gehren, Langewiesen, Großbreitenbach, Ebeleben, Großenehrich, Greußen and Plaue.
Raised to Principality in 1697
United under Prince Günther Victor of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Village | Inhabitants December 1, 1910 |
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Arnstadt | 17,841 |
Sondershausen | 7759 |
Langewiesen | 3814 |
Greußen | 3348 |
Großbreitenbach | 3255 |
Gehren | 2917 |
Geschwenda | 2291 |
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